Watch NowThrone of Blood (1957)
12
06/01/1958 (GB)
Drama, History
1h 48m
- 79% (888 votes)
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Overview
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
- Akira KurosawaDirector, Screenplay
- Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
- Hideo OguniScreenplay
Original Title
蜘蛛巣城
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Revenue
$13,422
Keywords
- japan
- samurai
- based on novel or book
- prophecy
- castle
- ambition
- betrayal
- ghost
- jidaigeki
- sengoku period
- feudal lord
- feudal japan
Top Billed Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Taketori Washizu
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki
Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen Shimizu
Kokuten Kōdō
Military Commander
Kichijirō Ueda
Washizu's workman
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